Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-09

as to whom to employ and whom not to
employ. 1t is bald nonsense. 1t was
the great conc eption of Senator Pendle-
ton, of Ohio, and was intended merely
for the purpose of hampering the Re-
publican party in the matter of giving
offices Unfortunately. Senator Pen
dleton had no idea that his own party
would so soon come into power or he
would have cut off his right hand before
he would have penned such q law and
become such d bowling reformer. In-
stead of coming here in droves rs they
did two years ago, the Office seekers
now send in their applications by mail
or through the hand of some congress-
man. and they get there just the same"
The era of reform has had it's day and
now practical politics have come to stay.
Hereafter when any slangwhanging re-
former tries to elevate himself on such
a law he will be sent bowling down the
ages as a monumental ass.
The same physician who recently pre-.
dicted that unless Mr.. Cleveland shall
change his mode of living he shall cease
living, made a prediction that if ex.Sec.
rotary Manning should undertake an
ocean voyage he might lose his life.
Mr.. Manning made the voyage, how
ever. The news has reached his friends
that he is now lying seriously ill at
Bournemouth. While it is not just the
thing to have implicit confidence in all
that the doctors say, yet it is true that
there are men of emlnence in the med.
ical profession whose advice should be
needed. DR.. Sewers is a student. He
is an indefatigable worker and thinker.
His opinions are weighty. Mr.. Cleve.
land would do we'll to heed them. He
is obese, lazy, indolent and appoplectic.
Mentally he may be strong. Physically
he is too heavy to walk with any degree
of comfort. He IS full blooded and if
his system continues to manufacture
blood the veins and arteries will be
stretched until they can stretch no more
and there will be a sudden bursting of o
minute blood vessel and death will en-
sue.
The visit of the governor of Dakota to
the east is n Of importance to the
people over whom he rules. He will
undoubtedly seek advice and counsel at
the fountain head. When he returns
it will be either to continue fighting the
old guard or else to undertake q concil-
iatory policy.
Postmaster General Villas is permit.
ting a very pronounced boom to grow
for himself. Democrats from all Sec
tons come here and state their reasons
why Villas should succeed Cleveland.
Villas is growing in popularity. He is
certainly a blainy as we'll as q handsome
gentleman, and has learned much of
administrative affairs in his present pc.
sition.
They who boom Villas, Voorhees,, Hill
and Stevenson as fit men to succeed
Cleveland forget that Cleveland wants to
succeed himself very much indeed.
They also forget that there is a man
who lives west of the Mississippi named
Allison who is likely to. start in on a race
for the white house next year with a
united Republican party behind him.
Blame is positively out Of the question.
He says so himself and means 1t. Sher-
man is 62 years old, and that is practic-
ally the strongest reason why he will not
be nominated, although it is true that he
has not Il united state behind HIM. But
If he were younger he would have.
Conkling, ~Ingersoll, Blaine, Elkins and
all party leaders have settled upon ALI
son and are determined to put him at
the head of the ticket. He is not
man who has ever sought notoriety and
is not greatly known outside of the lead.
ers of his party. But he has no enc
mics and that IS what cannot be said of
any other Republican leader. That is
Allison's strength. With a united party +
behind him Allison will make the Dem
ocratlc nominee, whoever he is, scratch
gravel to "get there"
Charlie Frost says that there are more
pretty girls in the interior department
than anywhere else in the government
Offices. Frost is something Of a judge.
Secretary Lamar knows who to appoint
to Office, and he likes pretty girls pretty
well. 1t would be a picnic for you to
stand outside with the rest of the dudes
when the Offices close ut four O'Clock
every afternoon and watch the girls as
they come forth. Not n of them
looks like a poor working girl ekeing
out a bare existence on a salary Of only
SIS or 800 per month. They look like
fairy %princesses emerging from their
palaces. They are o buying their
spring buds and from four o'clock to six
every afternoon they tErong the stores
and keep the shop girls busy hauling
down all sorts Of goods. They handle
about 5000 worth Of goods each before
buying IS worth. All women are built
that u yh. The flowers that